Potential World Record Spotted Bass ~ Video added

[A-Jay]

I'm hearing some info out of CA that a 10.80 fish was taken recently by FLW pro Cody Meyer.

Pictures are impressive.

Congrats to Mr Meyer.

https://www.facebook.com/CodyMeyerAngler/

A-Jay

[Onvacation]

That is one fat fish. 

[roadwarrior]

WOW!

 

[scaleface]

Talk about a football .

[riverbasser]

Wow. Is that fish spawning in December? Tails awful red

[BassObsessed]

Butterball. Seems that record has been broken or attempted to be a couple  times in the last couple years.

[Alan Reed]

Imagine the feeling when he saw it and realized how big it was.

[CybrSlydr]

What's the difference between a spotted and LMB? 

[Catt]

That's a Hawg right there!

[j bab]

He says he caught it on a prototype Daiwa rod..

I wonder if that's the signature drop shot rod that he talked about wanting to design while I was chatting with him and some other Daiwa folks at the Classic in March.. I felt like an insider  

I bet Daiwa is gonna put it into production ASAP now that Cody has a potential WR that is sure to be all over every fishing site very soon

[WRB]

Congratulations Cody, beautiful fish. 10.8 lb Spotted bass new world record, everything was done right! 6 lb Tatsu and using his sponsors Daiwa products. 42 lb 5 spotted bass limit is incredible! Bullards Bar has produced 3 record Spots in 2 years!

Tom

 

["hamma"]

Dang,.. thats a beauty, what a pig! bet that line was tested. Congrats Cody!

 

[CTBassin860]

That thing is a tank

[lo n slo]

amazing. 

[Big Bait Fishing]

nice fish , almost as big as Paul Bailey's 11.4 lb. spotted bass out of California .

[jr231]

Sounds like Cali is in trouble though... Sad story. 

Awesome fish ! Anyone know the length ? 

[A-Jay]

I remember that  Great fish as well. 

Paul Bailey of Kelseyville is a well-known bass tournament fisherman and fishing guide who has caught some monster bass down through the years. But even Bailey was in for a shock Sunday while filming a video at Bullards Bar Reservoir in Dobbins where he landed what could be a new world record for spotted bass. The bass weighed 11.4 pounds and easily topped the current record of 10.4 pounds.

The fished was weighed on several different scales and Bailey attempted to contact a biologist from the Department of Fish and Wildlife to certify the species and weight although he was unsuccessful in getting an official to respond. Bailey even offered to transport the bass in a livewell filled with water but was told it was illegal to transport any fish alive. In the end, Bailey released the bass. To be confirmed as a world record a certified biologist must examine the fish and it has to be weighed on a certified scale. Unfortunately that didn’t happen.

That entire affair did not shine a very good light on the governing officials.

 

A-Jay

[Big Bait Fishing]

14 minutes ago, Yeajray231 said:

Sounds like Cali is in trouble though... Sad story. 

Awesome fish ! Anyone know the length ? 

which fish the 10 lb fish or the 11.4 ?  the 11.4 was on Stoked On Fishing tv episode  

9 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I remember that  Great fish as well. 

Paul Bailey of Kelseyville is a well-known bass tournament fisherman and fishing guide who has caught some monster bass down through the years. But even Bailey was in for a shock Sunday while filming a video at Bullards Bar Reservoir in Dobbins where he landed what could be a new world record for spotted bass. The bass weighed 11.4 pounds and easily topped the current record of 10.4 pounds.

The fished was weighed on several different scales and Bailey attempted to contact a biologist from the Department of Fish and Wildlife to certify the species and weight although he was unsuccessful in getting an official to respond. Bailey even offered to transport the bass in a livewell filled with water but was told it was illegal to transport any fish alive. In the end, Bailey released the bass. To be confirmed as a world record a certified biologist must examine the fish and it has to be weighed on a certified scale. Unfortunately that didn’t happen.

That entire affair did not shine a very good light on the governing officials.

 

A-Jay

yeah it's a bummer , so when another fish is toted as the record but is smaller than one that's been caught it kinda diminishes the new ''so called IGFA spotted bass record" , kinda like the fish out of japan that weighed a little over 22lbs &4 ounces when a 25 lber was caught but not an IGFA record ....

 Paul Bailey is a VERY good swimbait Fisherman and a great guy , wish he could have gotten the IGFA record cause he deserves it , till some one lands an 11lb. 5 oz. spotted bass , Paul Bailey's spot is the known record 

[jr231]

Lol either of them..  I'm guessing 25-26"

[Big Bait Fishing]

1 minute ago, Yeajray231 said:

Lol either of them..  I'm guessing 25-26"

from watching the episode on Stoked On Fishing , they didn't show him measuring the fish

[WRB]

Paul Bailey's fish couldn't be certified because it wasn't examined by CDFW officials, he released it before it could be validated.

regarding length the giant spots are over 29" long with girth in the 24"-25" range, fairly thin bodied with big pre spawn belly.

Tom

[A-Jay]

This came from Strike King's FB page.

A-Jay

 

Meyer’s Monster

What began as a fun fishing day with a buddy got serious really quick…………….

When Cody Meyer and close friend JR Wright set out for Bullards Bar, a deep, clear reservoir in northern California, on Friday the 16th of December. The trip was somewhat on a whim with the goal of having a good time and catching a few of the magnum spotted bass for which the fishery is known. It was a trip much like many others Cody has made in the past. Until, he got one bite.

“JR and I had caught three really big spots that day (6.66, 8.35 and 7.74 lbs.). Then I marked one single big fish on my electronics. It was suspended about 20’ down over 100 feet of water. I cast my Ocho to it, let it sink, and then my line jumped” Cody said recollecting the “the bite”. “It was immediately obvious that it was another big one, but it wasn’t until that I saw her that I actually realized how big she was” Meyer recounts.

That “big one” turned out to be a behemoth spot that weighed 10.80 pounds. It is potentially the world record and is most certainly the world record for 6 lb. line class. They followed that up, if that’s possible, with another 8.27 pounder that pushed their total for their best five to over 40 pounds (41.83 to be exact). While that total is a monumental feat, the crown jewel of the day is the 10.80 giant that is contending as the world record spotted bass.

“We caught four of the five on a wacky-rigged Strike King 5” Ocho in the KVD Magic color. The fifth fish came on a 3.75” Strike King Rage Swimmer rigged on a ½ oz. Squadron Head Jig. For the Ocho, I was using Daiwa spinning gear, with a main line of 15 lb. Seaguar Smackdown braid and a 6 lb. Seaguar Tatsu leader. I rigged the Ocho on a size 1 Owner Mosquito Hook. That setup is my go-to when fishing for those big spots” says Meyer.

“I fish that setup painstakingly slow. It’s so slow that it’s hard for most people to do. I cast the Ocho out and let it sink on slack line, that’s really important. I’ll let it fall for about 10 seconds then I’ll shake it. Then I let fall for another 10 and repeat. All in all, each cast takes up to a minute to a minute and a half. It’s brutal, but it’s effective!” Cody explains.

“The thing about the Ocho that makes it special is its shape. Those flat sides and corners really make the action different than the hundreds of similar styled baits on the market. It makes a huge difference on fish like these, and everywhere else, that live in clear water and get a lot of pressure. I’m certain that they bite an Ocho better than anything else” Cody concludes.

The Strike King Ocho is available in 4 sizes (4”, 5”, 6” and 7”) and many specialized colors. The rage Swimmer comes in 2 sizes (3.75” and 4.75”) and 10 specific colors. Both are available at better sporting goods retailers everywhere.

[roadwarrior]

No #6 line record. The line test is subject to the heaviest line on the reel, not just the leader.

[WRB]

Meyers was filming a commercial for Tackle Warehouse and has fished this lake since he was 15 years old. The reason I initially said Cody did evrything right is because the current record holder Tim Little was the CDFW official helping to certify the catch and knows all the rules. This spotted bass will be certified and IGFA will list it as a world record spotted bass, if someone doesn't top it before it's published! Can't imagine the fishing pressure going on now!

Tom

 

[Gundog]

The reel he used is serious money. $500 is the cheapest I could find it at. Normally runs between $600 and $700. No chance of me trying that reel out.